The following is an incomplete list of known planetary nebulae.
Image | Name | Messier Catalogue | NGC | Other designation | Date discovered | Distance (kly) | Apparent magnitude (visual) | Constellation | |
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Glowing Eye Nebula or Dandelion Puffball Nebula | NGC 6751 | 1863 | 6.5 | 11.9 | Aquila | ||||
Turtle Nebula | NGC 6210 | 1825 | 4.7 | 9.3 | Hercules | ||||
Bow-Tie Nebula | NGC 40 | Caldwell 2 | 1788 | 3.5 | 11.4 | Cepheus | |||
Ghost of Jupiter | NGC 3242 | 1785 | 4.8 | 8.6 | Hydra | ||||
Blinking Planetary | NGC 6826 | Caldwell 15 | 2.0 | 8.8 | Cygnus | ||||
Dumbbell Nebula | M27 | NGC 6853 | 1764 | 1.36 | 7.5 | Vulpecula | |||
Ring Nebula | M57 | NGC 6720 | 1779 | 2.3 | 9 | Lyra | |||
Eskimo Nebula or Clown Face Nebula | NGC 2392 | 1787 | 2.9 () | 10.1 | Gemini | ||||
Cat's Eye Nebula | NGC 6543 | 1786 | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 9.8B | Draco | ||||
Little Ghost Nebula | NGC 6369 | 1800 (prior to) | 2 ± 3 | 9.9 | Ophiuchus | ||||
Medusa Nebula | Abell 21 | 1955 | 1.0 (approx.) | 15.99 | Gemini | ||||
Jewel Bug Nebula | NGC 7027 | 1878 | 3.0 (approx.) | 10 | Cygnus | ||||
Helix Nebula | NGC 7293 | 1824 | 0.68 | 7.6 | Aquarius | ||||
Little Dumbbell Nebula | M76 | NGC 650, NGC 651 | 1780 | 3.4 (approx.) | 10.1 | Perseus | |||
Owl Nebula | M97 | NGC 3587 | 1781 | 2.6 (approx.) | 9.9 | Ursa Major | |||
Twin Jet Nebula or Butterfly Nebula | M2-9 | 1947 | 2.1 | 14.7 | Ophiuchus | ||||
NGC 7026 | 1873 | 5.6 | 10.0 | Cygnus | |||||
Butterfly Nebula | NGC 2346 | 1802 | 3.9 (approx.) | 11.9 | Monoceros | ||||
Abell 39 | 1955 | 6.8 (approx.) | 13.7 | Hercules | |||||
Jones-Emberson 1 / Headphone Nebula | PK 164+31.1 | 1939 | 1.6 (approx.) | 14.0 | Lynx | ||||
Lemon Slice Nebula | IC 3568 | 1918 | 4.5 (approx.) | 12 | Camelopardalis | ||||
Soap Bubble Nebula | PN G75.5 1.7 | 2008 | 4 (approx.) | Cygnus | |||||
IC 289 | 1888 | 5.2 (approx.) | 13.2 | Cassiopeia | |||||
IC 2149 | 1906 | 3.6 | 10.6 | Auriga | |||||
IC 4593 | 1907 | 12 | 10.84 | Hercules | |||||
IC 4997 | 8 | 11 | Sagitta | ||||||
Skull Nebula | NGC 246 | 1785 | 1.6 | 8 | Cetus | ||||
NGC 6058 | 1787 | 11.41 | 13 | Hercules | |||||
Oyster Nebula | NGC 1501 | 1787 | 4.2 | 13 | Camelopardalis | ||||
NGC 1514 | 1790 | 2.2 | 9.4 | Taurus | |||||
NGC 7048 | PK 088-01.1 | 1878 | 5.2 (approx.) | 12.1 | Cygnus | ||||
NGC 2022 | 1785 | 7 (approx.) | 12.8 | Orion | |||||
NGC 2371 | 1785 | 4.3 | 13 | Gemini | |||||
Blue Racquetball / Turquoise Orb | NGC 6572 | 1825 | 2.5 | 8.1 | Ophiuchus | ||||
NGC 6781 | 1788 | 2.5 | 11.4 | Aquila | |||||
NGC 6790 | 1882 | 11 | 10.5 | Aquila | |||||
NGC 6881 | 1881 | 5.2 ± 1.6 | 13.8 | Cygnus | |||||
NGC 6884 | 1883 | 6.5 | 10.9 | Cygnus | |||||
NGC 6891 | 1884 | 7.2 | 10.5 | Delphinus | |||||
NGC 6886 | 1884 | 15.0 + 3.3 | 11.8 | Sagitta | |||||
NGC 6742 | Abell 50 | 1788 | 16.7 | 16.5 | Draco | ||||
NGC 6894 | PK 069-02.1 | 1784 | 4.2 | 12.3 | Cygnus | ||||
Blue Flash Nebula | NGC 6905 | 1784 | 7.5 (approx.) | 10.9 | Delphinus | ||||
NGC 6804 | 1791 | 12.5 (approx.) | 11.2 | Aquila | |||||
Fetus Nebula | NGC 7008 | 1787 | 2.7 | 12 | Cygnus | ||||
NGC 7354 | 1787 | 5.5 | 12.9 | Cepheus | |||||
Blue Snowball Nebula | NGC 7662 | 1784 | 5.9 | 8.6 | Andromeda | ||||
NGC 6803 | 1882 | 12.5 | 11.1 | Aquila | |||||
Abell 78 | 1966 | 5 | 13 | Cygnus | |||||
Abell 31 | 1955 | 2 | 12.2 | Cancer | |||||
Soccer Ball Nebula | Kronberger 61 | 2011 | 13 | 18.4 | Cygnus | ||||
IC 1454 | 1891 | 13.7 (approx.) | 14 | Cepheus | |||||
Abell 12 | 6.9 | 14 | Orion | ||||||
Hen 2-47 | 6.6 | 10.21 | Carina | ||||||
NGC 5844 | 1837 | 9.45 | 12.7 | Triangulum Australe | |||||
Southern Crab Nebula | Hen 2-104 | 1967 | 7 | 14.20 | Centaurus | ||||
NGC 5979 | 1835 | 13 (approx.) | 12.10 | Triangulum Australe | |||||
Red Spider Nebula | NGC 6537 | 1888 (prior to) < | -- due to inclusion in NGC --> | 3.9 (approx.) | 11.9 | Sagittarius | |||
14 | 14 | Sagittarius | |||||||
Bug Nebula or Butterfly Nebula | NGC 6302 | Caldwell 69 | 1888 (prior to) < | -- due to inclusion in NGC --> | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 7.1B | Scorpius | ||
Saturn Nebula | NGC 7009 | 1782 | 3.0 (approx.) | 8.0 | Aquarius | ||||
Eight-burst Nebula or Southern Ring Nebula | NGC 3132 | 1888 (prior to) < | -- due to inclusion in NGC --> | 2.6 (approx.) | 9.87 | Vela | |||
NGC 2438 | 1786 | 2.9 (approx.) | 11.5 | Puppis | |||||
NGC 2440 | 1790 | 3.6 (approx.) | 9.3 | Puppis | |||||
Spirograph Nebula | IC 418 | 1888–1894 | 1.3 (approx.) | 9.6 | Lepus | ||||
IC 1295 | 1867 | 4.7 (approx.) | 12.7 | Scutum | |||||
IC 2448 | 1898 | 11 (approx.) | 11.10 | Carina | |||||
IC 4663 | 1901 | 11 (approx.) | Scorpius | ||||||
Spare Tyre Nebula | IC 5148 | 1894 | 3 (approx.) | 16.5 | Grus | ||||
Retina Nebula | IC 4406 | 1888–1907 < | -- Due to inclusion in Index Catalogue --> | 2.0 (approx.) | 10.9 | Lupus | |||
Stingray Nebula | Hen 3-1357 | 1989 | 18 (approx.) | 10.75 | Ara | ||||
Spiral Planetary Nebula | NGC 5189 | 1835 | 2.6 (approx.) | 9.5 | Musca | ||||
Mz 1 | 1922 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 12.0 | Norma | |||||
Ant Nebula | Mz 3 | 1922 | 8.0 (approx.) | 13.8 | Norma | ||||
Shapley 1 | PLN 329+2.1 | 1936 | 4.9 | 12.6 | Norma | ||||
Engraved Hourglass Nebula | MyCn 18 | 1996 | 8.0 (approx.) | 13.0 | Musca | ||||
NGC 3918 | Blue Planetary | 1834 | 4.9 | 8.5 | Centaurus | ||||
NGC 6578 | 1882 | 5.5 (approx.) | 13.5 | Sagittarius | |||||
Fleming 1 | G290.5+07.9 ESO 170-6 | 1888? | 7.9 | 13.1 | Centaurus | ||||
Southern Owl Nebula | PN K 1-22 ESO 378-1 | 1971[1] | 4.3[2] | 17.4[3] | Hydra | ||||
IC 4191 | 1907 | 6.85 | 11.6 | Musca | |||||
IC 4634 | 1893 | 7.5 | 11.3 | Ophiuchus | |||||
IC 4637 | 1901 | 7.8 | 12.5 | Scorpius | |||||
Robin's Egg Nebula | NGC 1360 | 1868 | 1.5 (approx.) | 9.4 | Fornax | ||||
Cleopatra's Eye | NGC 1535 | 1785 | 6.5 (approx.) | 10.5 | Eridanus | ||||
NGC 2452 | 1847 | 15 | 12.20 | Puppis | |||||
NGC 2899 | 1835 | 6.5 | 11.8 | Vela | |||||
NGC 2792 | 1835 | 10 ± 2 | 11.6 | Vela | |||||
NGC 2818 | 1826 | 10.4 | 12.50 | Pyxis | |||||
NGC 2867 | 1834 | 7.3 | 10 | Carina | |||||
NGC 3211 | 1837 | 10.76 | 11.5 | Carina | |||||
NGC 3195 | 1835 | 5.5 (approx.) | 11.6 | Chamaeleon | |||||
NGC 4361 | 1785 | 3 (approx.) | 10.9 | Corvus | |||||
NGC 5307 | 1836 | 10 | 11.2 | Centaurus | |||||
NGC 5315 | 1883 | 7 (approx.) | 9.8 | Circinus | |||||
NGC 5882 | 1834 | 7.7 | 9.4 | Lupus | |||||
NGC 6072 | 1837 | 3.1 | 14 | Scorpius | |||||
M2-42 | 1947 | 30.8 | 13.9 | Sagittarius | |||||
NGC 7094 | 1884 | 3.5 | 13.5 | Pegasus | |||||
NGC 6153 | 1883 | 4.4 | 10.9 | Scorpius | |||||
Box Nebula | NGC 6309 | 1876 | 6.5 | 11.5 | Ophiuchus | ||||
NGC 6326 | 1826 | 11 | 12.2 | Ara | |||||
NGC 6563 | 1826 | 5.37 ± 0.06 | 11 | Sagittarius | |||||
NGC 6629 | 1784 | 13.4 | 11.3 | Sagittarius | |||||
Phantom Streak Nebula | NGC 6741 | 1882 | 7 | 11 | Aquila | ||||
Little Gem Nebula | NGC 6818 | 1787 | 6 | 9.3 | Sagittarius | ||||
Abell 36 | 1955 | 0.78 | 12.2 ± 2.1 | Virgo | |||||
Abell 70 | 1966 | 7.8–16[4] | Aquila | ||||||
Box Nebula | NGC 6445 | 1786 | 4.5 | 11.2 | Sagittarius | ||||
Eye of Sauron Nebula | M 1-42 | 10 | 14 | Sagittarius |